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by EastVillageHammer
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hugh Southon has passed away.
Replies: 32
Views: 5820

Re: Hugh Southon has passed away.

Thoughts with his family and friends.
by EastVillageHammer
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Top Flight Clubs Fail to Agree EFL Funding Deal
Replies: 64
Views: 2988

Re: Top Flight Clubs Fail to Agree EFL Funding Deal

If football clubs are just businesses, and not social institutions, why are we all following them? Do you look at KPMG's latest rankings and cheer if they're above Deloitte? Sporting integrity has to matter, at a certain point. Maybe some want the super league, and for West Ham's place in the footba...
by EastVillageHammer
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I’m taking a break, as suggested. The mods do a difficult job, but I just can’t deal with some of the opinions anymore. My only plea is that this site doesn’t give way to the absolute insanity I see elsewhere, suggesting he had a mental breakdown in the second half. There is a fine line between allo...
by EastVillageHammer
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

if it's a pointless discussion, then the Boss might want to close this forum down. or only allow those who completely agree with whatever happens to post an opinion. or those who don't agree, not be allowed to post at all ? I thought that the complete existence of a discussion forum was for anyone ...
by EastVillageHammer
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Where have I said any of that? The original point was that "Moyes can't win [with the support]", except he can and frequently does. For some it seems its more a case of "Moyes can't lose". Apologies, I was using your point to highlight my own. Not necessarily critique everything...
by EastVillageHammer
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I think this highlights a huge problem in the way of thinking about football managers. Sometimes he can make all the right decisions and still lose. We’ll never know. Sometimes our keeper can have a brilliant game, or a manager will be gifted with the best English midfielder of a generation. I do th...
by EastVillageHammer
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dear Citizens of the Peoples Republic of KUMB
Replies: 55
Views: 4126

Re: Dear Citizens of the Peoples Republic of KUMB

I’m an advocate of playing the ball, not the man. If you put your opinions out there on a forum then they’re there to be challenged. I’d say equally, if you’re giving a load of stick and calling a player/manager/even owner names then you have to be able to take a bit of stick back. But that’s a pers...
by EastVillageHammer
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)
Replies: 1220
Views: 68090

Re: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)

Of course he deserves credit, we were brilliant in the first half. Aggressive, forcing mistakes, playing on the front foot. A proper energetic performance. Second half you saw the panic set in and the mindset shift. This is the frustrating thing with Moyes, I want him to do well. I like him and thi...
by EastVillageHammer
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)
Replies: 1220
Views: 68090

Re: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)

I think the point is that we don’t really have a squad. Kudus and Bowen could play up front, but we wouldn’t have anyone to come in for them - Cornet is done. That leaves Ben Johnson… I wouldn’t expect anyone to come in and be as good as Paqueta, but we don’t even have pale imitation. JWP or Soucek ...
by EastVillageHammer
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dear Citizens of the Peoples Republic of KUMB
Replies: 55
Views: 4126

Re: Dear Citizens of the Peoples Republic of KUMB

I’m really, really trying - but where is the line?

I had to turn around to a guy screaming “he’s so sh*t” about Paqueta to ask what was wrong with him today.

Maybe I’m getting older, but honestly, I’m getting so tired of some of it.
by EastVillageHammer
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)
Replies: 1220
Views: 68090

Re: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)

there actually IS a different rule for handball in the box for defenders and forwards. which imvho is stupid. hand ball is hand ball. I'd like the "old" rule of "deliberate" or "did the player gain an advantage by an accidental hand ball" reinstated. most of the calls ...
by EastVillageHammer
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)
Replies: 1220
Views: 68090

Re: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)

It served no purpose. It did nothing. It was just a “let’s go five at the back and park the bus” nonsense of a decision. He did nothing to stem the attacks with Diaby continuing to find the space and the oncoming Matty Cash continuing to find the overlap. But yeah. Johnson. That’ll worry them 👍🏼 Yo...
by EastVillageHammer
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)
Replies: 1220
Views: 68090

Re: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)

Were there players not tired? Did they not play when we did? As for my tactical view, are we not allowed opinions? Must we all clap like seals as our manager takes our only striker for defender and then go on to drop points? For what it’s worth I’d have continued to run Antonio and Paqueta into the...
by EastVillageHammer
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)
Replies: 1220
Views: 68090

Re: West Ham United v Aston Villa: match thread (17.03.24)

Billydinho wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:33 pm VAR aside, which I will come to, Moyes cost us that.

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Do you think maybe some of the players were tired? What would you have done to counter the threats of Aston Villa when they made them? What changes would you have made?
by EastVillageHammer
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

To an extent probably. I doubt Moyes wants us to be as passive as we are at times (based on his reaction on the sideline!) but it is the risk with the way he sets up so as El Brooko has said I think it is wrong to put it solely on execution. I do think the break down in attack was mostly on the pla...
by EastVillageHammer
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

The intent in the first half vs Burnley was different to the second half and it potentially cost us 2 points. I don't think we can have a single gripe about how Moyes manages European games I disagree, and think you're reading into it. What you can say for sure is that the players that started the ...
by EastVillageHammer
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I've been down the same road many a time with Moyes, When I suddenly feel he has listened and we play more attacking football. Most fans probably laugh when he states I win matches and I play attacking football. It is easy to be fickle after 1 or 2 matches and forget the dross served over a season ...
by EastVillageHammer
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Group stages only started 18 years ago.You talk like it started when European Competition began. If we had the same format like we have now,we'd have qualified for Europe a lot more.We would have qualified for the Champions League in 1986 and even in 1999 has Man U won the Champions League.We may h...
by EastVillageHammer
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Yes, I agree but the pull of a club in the Premier League, London plus a recent history of Europe may let the right manager see past that. There are plenty of bad owners out there. The other side is do you trust Sullivan to give Moyes what he needs to reenergise this squad or are we heading for ine...
by EastVillageHammer
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965428

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Most certainly. Maybe I’m a bit odd, but the result is secondary to me to the day out. I measure things by the emotion rather than the score. Anfield in ‘89, Oldham St Valentine’s Day Massacre, ‘Don’t Go Trevor’ in ‘78, Frankfurt a couple of years ago… all defeats but some of my favourite games. I ...